Need help with incorrectly nested partitions

[Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko]

On 08/20/2010 10:34 AM, Svante Signell wrote:
> Installing a new grub version gives the following output:
> Setting up grub-pc (1.98+20100804-3) ...
> Installing new version of config
> file /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub ...
> Installing new version of config
> file /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub ...
> grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
> (hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
> ...
> Found Windows NT/2000/XP on /dev/sda1
> ...
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
> (hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
> Found Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition on /dev/sda2
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
> (hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
> ...
>
>   
It's only a warning and if you're not supposed to have subpartitions at
all then you can just ignore them
> When booting and checking the partitions:
> dosfsck 3.0.9, 31 Jan 2010, FAT32, LFN
> There are differences between boot sector and its backup.
> Differences: (offset:original/backup)
>   65:00/01
>   Not automatically fixing this.
> /dev/sda1: 9309 files, 802467/945032 clusters
> done.
>
>   
man dosfsck
> /etc/fstab entries:
> # /dev/sda1     /winrescue   vfat    defaults,noauto  0       2
> UUID=693D-1E3B  /winrescue   vfat    defaults,noauto  0       2
> # /dev/sda2            /winxp ntfs  defaults,noauto,user,umask=0022 0 2
> UUID=F0FC6717FC66D77E /winxp  ntfs  defaults,noauto,user,umask=0022 0 2
>
> The backup offset problem could be solved by:
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/utterly-fascinating-boot-sector-problem-differences-offset-original-backup-40214/
> umount /dev/sda1
> fsck.vfat -ar /dev/sda1
> and then re-write the mbr (how to do that??)
>
> Appreciate any help you can give. It would be nice to solve these
> problems without needing to scrap the whole Windows partitions. I cannot
> reinstall, since reinstalling Windows would erase all GNU/Linux stuff I
> have installed on other partitions on that fisk (and this is the most
> important!)
>
> As I'm not subscribed, please Cc: me then replying.
> Thanks,
> Svante Signell
>
>
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Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko


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